African Swine Fever detected in the North West
Zeerust in the North West has reportedly been hit by an African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak. It was reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on Wednesday, according to the Department
Avian Flu
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State to take up post-operative surveillance to check bird flu
SHILLONG: The Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department (AHVD) will conduct post-operative surveillance on fowls in areas from three to ten kilometers of Meghalaya's side of Khanapara on December 29 to collect samples to see if bird flu has spread to local poultry from Assam.
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Culling again in flu zone
Culling will resume in the bird flu-hit areas of Malda tomorrow, two days after the government announced the job was over. Animal resource development director Kamala Kanta Saha, who was here today to see how well the job had been done, saw chickens hopping around, instead.
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Flu: ARD does too little, too late
At a time when Bird Flu outbreaks are being reported in the state, the state government failed to send blood samples to the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL) in Bhopal for confirmation of the disease. It may be mentioned here an above average mortality of poultry birds was reported from Bankura a couple of days back.
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Culling under directive from Centre: Govt
State Government today reiterated its assertion that it has been conducting anti-bird flu drive in response to the instructions issued by the Union Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries after the poultry samples sent from the State tested positive of the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus at the Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL).
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Bird flu scare: Balasore refuses to chicken out
BALASORE: Even as the district veterinary officials have culled nearly 4,000 chicks here, that were illegaly transported from West Bengal, locals are hardly scared of the possible outbreak of bird flu.
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Four culling staff fall ill in Malda
At least four culling personnel were taken ill during culling and mopping operations in Malda last evening. One of them Mohd Ellius was admitted to the isolation ward for observation. According to the Malda CMOH, Dr Srikanta Roy, Mohd Ellius was suffering from abdominal pain.
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Tripura bans import of poultry products from Assam
Alarmed by the outbreak of avian flu in Assam, Tripura Government on Saturday imposed a complete ban on importing poultry products from the neighbouring State. Tripura, which had to struggle in April this year following outbreak of bird flu had been declared as avian flu free in October.
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Avian flu tackled as per Central norms
The State Veterinary Department today clarified that it has been working as per the instructions issued by the Union Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Department in matters of bird flu outbreak. It needs mention here that a news item published in a section of the press carried a news item, quoting sources in the Bhopal-based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory (HSADL).
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6000 chickens die, fear of flu spreads
Dec. 19: Reports of more chicken deaths from Gajole block reached the authorities in Malda town today when they were planning to wrap up the culling operation in bird flu-hit Narhatta.